We’re Training Party Security Men Not Terrorists – NPP

Post by Peace Ezebuiro

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has debunked accusations that erupted earlier today that they were secretly engaged in activities that threaten national security as regards the three South Africans arrested by the BNI on Sunday. Although the NPP confirmed that the 15 people being trained by three South African ex-police men are part of its security squad, they denied links to any suspicious activities.

Ghana’s Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) arrested the three South Africans on Sunday at the El Capitano Hotel in Agona Dunkwa, suspecting they are training people to compromise the security of the country.

It had earlier been reported that the suspects were training the 15 young men in various security drill and rapid response maneuvers, weapon handling, VIP protection techniques and were allegedly brought into Ghana by one Capt Koda, who is the head of security of opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo.

According to starrfmonline.com, the deputy director of communications of the NPP, Perry Okudzeto, told Accra-based Joy FM that the South African nationals, who were training the security men strictly for “crowd control”, had license to operate.

We are not training them for military tactics,” he emphasised.

There is nothing untoward,” Okudzeto stressed, adding the BNI and the state-owned Daily Graphic had put “a spin on it”.

It’s very irresponsible,” he added.

According to him, the suspects are being “accused wrongly to malign” the NPP. However, he said the counsel of the trio are working frantically to gain access to their clients “to know what the real issues are.”